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Vancouver resident Alyson Boyse and her daughter, 6-month-old Maya, say goodbye to YWCA Care Children’s Program students after a recent Seeds of Empathy class. The program provides an opportunity for moms with infants to bring their babies in and allow the children a chance to engage with and talk about the baby.

YWCA class exposes children to babies to foster emotional awareness

December 28, 2017, 7:25pm Clark County News

Surrounded by curious 5-year-olds, baby Maya peers at her own reflection in a mirror stitched into a soft book. Read story

Gregory Antonio Wright, who had pleaded guilty in the 2014 strangling death of Daytona Hudgins, 19, was sentenced Thursday to nearly 22 years in prison.

Felon gets 22 years in strangling death

December 28, 2017, 5:48pm Clark County News

A violent felon who police believe fatally strangled a 19-year-old woman at a Vancouver homeless camp in 2014 was sentenced Thursday in Clark County Superior Court to 21 years and nine months in prison. Read story

The kitchen of this Stapleton Road home was damaged by a fire Thursday, Dec. 28. 2017, that originated from an unattended pan of oil on a stovetop. The city's fire department was able to contain the fire to the kitchen and attic.

Deputy fire marshal: Six pets killed in ‘preventable’ Vancouver house fire

December 28, 2017, 2:13pm Clark County News

Vancouver Fire Department extinguished what it is calling a preventable fire late Thursday morning that killed four cats and two dogs, according to a city deputy fire marshal. Read story

No suspect found following Vancouver SWAT call-out

December 28, 2017, 12:20pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department is trying to locate a wanted person in the area of Southeast 164th Street and Mill Plain Boulevard. Read story

Andrew W. Adams-Mott, who was arrested in connection with a shooting earlier this month in Vancouver's Shumway neighborhood, makes a first appearance in Clark County Superior Court on Thursday morning, Dec. 28, 2017.

Man appears in court in connection with Shumway shooting

December 28, 2017, 10:49am Clark County News

A shooting earlier this month in Vancouver's Shumway neighborhood in which a 17-year-old girl was wounded allegedly started as a home-invasion robbery over marijuana, according to court records. Read story

Students learn from each other in Heritage game design club

From left, Heritage High School students Seth Hastings, Landon Sanders, Daniel Adams, Terrence Lewis and Charles Chandler look at Lewis’ computer while designing a sound booth for their after-school game design team, the Heritage Lakoda Wolves.

December 28, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

When twins Eli and Ethan Entwistle started designing a computer game as sophomores for a Future Business Leaders of America competition, they wished for some guidance and support. There were few resources at the time, however, so they decided to do something about it. Read story

Weather Eye: Moderate rain should clear out by New Year’s Eve

December 28, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

After a week of cold weather, the next couple of days are going to feel tropical with afternoon highs at or above 50 degrees. OK, not actually tropical, but it will feel warm compared to the past several days. We enjoyed our white Christmas, and that one is in the… Read story